“Around 60 per cent of self-made millionaires are dyslexic, as are 40 per cent of entrepreneurs, 50 per cent of the people working for NASA and a large proportion of staff at GCHQ,” he said.

“There is no such thing as failure, just results you didn’t quite expect. I felt like an under-achiever because of my dyslexia but it is something that can make you great. If you react positively to failure you will get stronger, and it sets you up to be able to achieve your dreams – often in a different and more interesting way.”

Richmond School and Sixth Form College specialist teacher Kath Lawson said: “This is all about resilience, one of our school’s main values.

“Our new website highlights the support we offer students with any degree of learning difficulty but all students, regardless of their abilities, can learn from the mindset of never giving up, learning from every experience and striving to do their best.”